Lamp shade



Feb. 2, 1932. w. s. PEARSON LAMP SHADE Filed Jan. 8, 1951 Infenfc fea/15072 Patented Feb. 2, 1932 f Laagsei- WILLIAM manson, or WILMETTE, Immers LAMP SHADE n i appucationmea' January s, 1931. 4 serial 110.5501334.

The Y present inventionk vrelates to lv lamp shades generally and has to do .more particu larly with shades Composed of rplates ar-l rangedy as an enclosure for the source of light. The invention includes a novel arrangementV of the plates which is capable of a greatv variety of adaptations and'uses. In brief,

certain plates lie latwisetoward the light" while others, grouped in sets, lie edgewise toward the same source. -The :walls of the y shade are made. up by combining these'llat- Wise andedgewise elements so as to more or less inclose the source of light, which .1sV usually an electric lamp.

In the `particular embodiment illustrated,

wherein' the kshade is'adapted for use as an uprightstructure-mounted upon a flat base,

- there are other fea-tures of novelty thanthe important one of the flatwise and edgewise .Y arrangement justv mentioned 'These addi` tional features include the connections of the a,

shadeto the base vand the positioning of the plates so as to produce not only4 an attractive device to direct observation but also to an indirect view, such as may behadwhen'the deviceis on a dressingftable'before-a mirror.

' The variousffeatures and advantages of my inx'fentionwill'be more fully understood upon reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the Vaccompa'nyin'gV drawings wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. For a measure of the invention reference should be had'to the appendedclaims. Y Y

In said drawings,'Fig. 1is a perspective view of a lamp shade constructedin accordance with the present invention and mounted upon a base adapted to Vrest upon a. table or other likey support; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thel deviceupon afsomewhat enlarged scale, a. portionl of thefroiit plate being broken away; Fig. 3 'is a side View of the .device illustrating the kupper portion inelevation andy the lower portion in section, the plane of section' being indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 11 is a central section through the devic-etaken on a planerindicated by the line 4--1 of Fig. 2. Throughout these viewslike' characters refer to like parts.

. Essentially, the invention consists inform-V ing the walls of theshadewhich partially ork completely inclose the lamp or other source of light with two kinds of plates, the one a relatively large plate lying fla-twise toward the lamp space, and the other a set of narrow yplates spaced apart and lying edgewise towardthe lamp space.

In the embodiment illustrated, there are two relatively largeplates designated 10 and 11, and two sets of the narrow plates, the one 6G il setbeing designated 12,13 and 14, and the other set 15, 16, 17. Theseplates inclose a central lamp space in which is located anl electric lamp 18. In thisembodiment there are also two narrow plates 19 and 20 which lie 65 edgewise toward the lamp space and form. what maybe termed theupper end wall of the shade. s clearly shown, the edgewise plates in this embodiment are spaced from each otherand lie in planes which eXtend in the same. p

General direction' as the planes of the large plates 1() and 11. In order to securethe platesy together various means may be used. Pref erably, however, I use a number "of headed pins'22, 23, 24 and 25, eachy beingv associated 75' with suitable spacers in the .form of sleeves throughv which `the pins? are threaded. In the case' of pins 22 and 23 these sleeves, designated 26, are practically the same length and space the plates l10, 15, 19, 16, 20, 17, and 11, in theorder mentioned. Two spacing sleeves 27 areassoc'iated with the pins 24and 25 and space the plates 15, 16 and17. The

, plates 10, 15 on the one hand, and 11 and 17 or vnuts 30 vby which the several plates vare 90 V firmly forced into engagement with the spac# ers and permanentlyheld in such position.

In somefcases the heads, which areapplied after assembly, may be rivet heads, or other means might be employed 'for accompanying 95 the result mentioned.

- Not only-is it possible to combinethe elements consisting of the large plates lying Vflatwise-toward the lamp space and the Vsets of narrow plates lying; edgewise toward the 100 lamp space, into various forms of inclosing shade walls, but it vis obvious that the plates themselves may be variously formed in outline and also variously treated and ornamented. Commonly, these plates are coinposed of in some instances this glass may be left clear and transparent 4while in other instances it may be 'frosted and treat.- ed so as to become merely transluceutyas illustrated. Again, in other instances the plates may be entirely opaque. This `would be true in a decorative schen e where it..\vas. desirable to employ only the light passing laterally from the lamp through the spaces lbetween the edgewise plates, such as the plates l2, i3, le, the platesll, 16, l?, and the plates a-end. instill otl cases certain of the plates mightbeop aque and others transparent or translucent. lt is obvious that nii-,great many dit? arrangements might lie-decided upon, in allot which the essentials oithe present invention would be prese-nt, .LikesV wise in many instances plates of Celluloid or other transparent or translucent material might be employed, or where the plates `were i cross` plates and thus provides a vsuitable;

space for the electric lamp socket 32:,whch issecured in an opening in the upp'ernface: ofthe base by suitable means.V 'lhe'ele t-ricalf connections. for the lamp socket 32 iuclude the conductors ofthe lampfcord Prciierablyr the latter is, enclosed in a compound: forming part ot thebase and is lo.i cated as clearly illustrated. The socket 3Q.' is also preferably: provided with an` electric switch controlled 1oy-a pulll passing out-V wardbetween certain: of the plates such as the plates 156, 1171.

lVhen--it islvdesired to removel the sha-de from thebaseI it isfonly n ecessary 15o-withdraw thepinsl. lhen this is done the shadefmay beA readily lifted fi'freevothebaseandE the lamp.` lic-n case it becomes necessaryto changethelamp, thiscan be' done when the shade is removed iirom the Vbase. Wlhen thelamr is restored or-repltlced by a new lamp',-thenthe shade may be applied tothebase bypassing theproject-ions 28 down intothje socketsV and again* inserting the pins 3l'.

Obviously, the base 29* may1 be` constructed with the outer shell 352 and inneihilling 3G and a bottom wearing material 37. The latter, if desired, might be a piece of felt or in some cases it might be metal. The filling 36 would ordinarily be an electrical insulating compound and the outer shell preferably metal. This base construction, however, is noty aunatter oi? .importance Vand might be changedraocordingito the Wishes .of the designer .or manufacturer of the device.

From what has been said, it will be seen that-I 'consider 4the invention capable of a great variety of uses and appreciate that the same may be used in forming shades of very many ditterentshapes. Obviously, when ditferent shapes and uses are contemplated, the snpportsior the shades Amust be greatly variedi. Thesameywould also bei-.true of the arrangements Lof lamps within the shade. I therefore do. not `wish-.to belmited to the enr bodiment herein f disclosed Y nor to embodiments'v departing-.slightly therefrom, but aim to,L coverk a wide range; of'uses. and adaptations of' the inventiom'bytheterms of the appended claims, whichxare drawnwitha view to giving anzexact measure of the linvention.

What liclaimzas'newand desire to Ysecure by afpatent of the, United States. is:

- l.. A lamp shade including `walls coin-posed of plates positioned adjacent. to the ylamp space and moaze'or lessv completely enclosing the same, said platesfcompri-sing aplurality of: relatively large v plates. .forming parts: or the. Walli structure and lying flatwise-toward the lamp space 'sets of, relatively narrow plates forming otherfparts ozf thexwallstructmwcertain'et said setsbei-ng positioned betweenithe side edgesfand others between the end .edgesfoifi 4said plates,all 'ofsaid nza-rrowv plates lying-edgewisei toward the lamp Spaceyzand means for: spacing; the plates'v of' eaclr set `ot narrow'y plates: apart from each other and .securing-l all of.: said plates, large narrow, in fixed; relation to other. v

2. A: lamp shadezincluding-walls-composed of; pilates:l positioned adjacent to the lamp'y spacci and more 'orf less comp-letellyv inclosing.

thevsamer-said plates coiniprisingtwo rel-atively large plates; forming: partsf othes wall structure on opposite. sidesio thelamplspace latwise toward said f space, `sets of *relatively* `nmrrow. pilates -forming those paintsv oiizthefwradl structure. between the sidey said base and transversely thereof completely over the front and rear of thelamp position to include the same between them, narrow lamp shade plates likewise extending upward from said base at the sides of said socket transversely of said base to about the same height as said front and rear plates, and ineans for securing all of said plates in spaced relation. y

4. A device of the class described comprising a base, a socketin said base for receiving and holding an electric lamp, front and rear lamp shade plates extending upward `from said base and transversely thereof complete'- ly over the front and rear of the lamp posi-` tion to include the saine between them, narrow lamp shade plates likewise extending upward from said base at the sides of said` socket transversely of said base to about the saine height as said frontl and rear plates, one or more top lamp shade plates extending transversely across the top of the lamp position at about the height of said 'ront and rear plates, and means for securing all said plates together in spaced relation.

5'. A device of the class described comprisa base having small sockets extending into the base from the top and bores extending from the outside of the base through said small sockets, an electric lamp socket in said Y base for holding a lamp on its upper side, lamp shade plates, holding elements extending into said small sockets, retaining pins passing through said bores and openings in said elements for securing said plates to said base, said plates being positioned about the lamp position, and means for securing said plates and holding elements together in proper relation, all said plates extending in th same general direction side by side.

6. A device of the class described 4comprising a base'having small sockets opening upward and bores extending through said sockets, an electric lamp socket upon 'the upper side of said base, large front andrear plates before and behind the lamp position, holding elements extending into said small-sockets, retaining pins passing through said bores and openings in said holding elements for securing said front and'rear plates to said base, other plates at the sides of said lamp socket extending side by side in the same general -direction as said front and rear plates but between them and spaced from them and each other, and means for holding said plates andets, an electric lamp socket upon the upperl side of said base, large front and rear plates before and behind the lamp position, holding Y means extending into said small sockets, re-

said front and rear plates to said base, narrow side plates of glass likewise extending upward from said base at the sides of said Vi lamp socket in the same general direction as said front and rear plates and to about the saine height, similar narrow. top plates of glass extending in the same general direction as said front and rear plates near their tops, l

and means for securing all said plates and said holding means together in proper relation.

8. A lamp shade including walls of large outer plates and narrow intervening plates,

Y all of substantially the same length and extending-generally in the same direction, said large outer plates extending on opposite sides over the lamp space and including said space between them, said large plates thus lying flatwise to said space, said narrow plates being in sets, and said sets lying between the side edges ot said large plates on opposite` WILLIAM s. PEARSON. 

